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A cowboy on a trail drive was paid between 15 and 20 dollars a month. The trail Boss would make 35 dollars a month. The cook was paid twice what the ranch hands made. He got up earlier and went to bed later than the crew. After breakfast he packed up everything, hitched up the two or four horse team, and drove to the next camp area and prepare dinner and supper for the men. Sometimes he had to change camp twice in a day,

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Character of the West

But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.
--Buffalo Bill Cody

Wyoming Facts

The bucking horse and rider seen on the Wyoming state license plates has become a recognizable symbol of Wyoming, and is more often referred to as the BH & R (bucking horse and rider) symbol. One of the best-known bucking horses of all time named "Old Steamboat" is said to be the horse behind this icon.
Old Steamboat was born on the Foss Ranch in Wyoming in 1894. His owners say he bucked from the time he was a colt. In 1898 after several unsuccessful attempts at breaking the horse, he was sold to the Two Bar Ranch.
The top Two Bar bronc rider stayed on him for about two seconds. An injury created an obstruction in his nose, and from that point on, whenever the horse went to bucking, they say he whistled like a steamboat. He thus became known as "Steamboat, the whistlin' hoss."

Words of Advice from Foster Smith

"I'll teach you how to know when to use a firearm. It ain't, boy, any time you get yourself all pissy. It ain't when you're angry. It is when you're hungry for venison. It is when someone is killin' your ma, your brother. It is when the fellow in front of you is fixin' to take your life."
--Foster Smith from "No Time to Trust"